Sharks Sink the Pirates with a 3-2 Win at DCU
March 8, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
Worcester, MA - The Worcester Sharks (26-27-3-1, 56pts) defeated the Portland Pirates (21-26-2-8, 52pts) 3-2 before 5,455 fans at the DCU Center on Saturday evening. Before the game, the Worcester Police Department and the Worcester Fire Department faced off for a friendly tilt on Heroes Night as the firemen topped the policemen 6-1 and took home the Heroes Award.
Freddie Hamilton (18th), Brodie Reid (9th) & Eriah Hayes (7th) all scored for the Sharks in their 3-2 defeat of the Portland Pirates. Hamilton and Reid's first period goals gave Worcester a lead that would remain throughout the game, while Hayes' third period goal sealed the Sharks' victory. The Pirates' Daine Todd (3rd) and Jordan Martinook (10th) scored for the Pirates, with Martinook's goal coming late in the third with an extra skater. Harri Sateri earned the game's first star as he stopped 28 of 30 shots.
The Sharks tallied two first-period goals in less than six minutes to take a 2-0 lead over the Pirates in the opening 20 minutes of action. Worcester's first goal came on a power play at 14:06 when Hamilton (18th) looked for a centering feed to the slot that ricocheted off a Pirates defender and behind goaltender Louis Domingue. Then with just 1.5 seconds left on the clock, Reid (9th) skillfully redirected a bullet from Comrie at the point, into the right side of the net. Not only did the Sharks outscore the Pirates, they outshot them 12-9 for the period. Sateri was solid between the pipes and stopped all nine of Portland's on-net attempts.
The middle period resulted in a lone goal by the Pirates, as the Sharks carried a 2-1 lead over Portland into the third. The score came at 11:18 after a neutral zone turnover by Worcester allowed Daine Todd (3rd) to skate the puck into Portland's offensive zone and snipe a shot that deflected off Matt Pelech and into the top shelf of the net, glove-side of Sateri. Shots for the second were close at 10-9, with the Pirates holding the edge over the Sharks.
Both teams notched third period goals, giving the Sharks a final 3-2 victory over Portland. At 8:13 Worcester regained its two-goal lead when Taylor Doherty snuck a sliding puck across the net, where Eriah Hayes (7th) tipped it far-post of Domingue. In final attempts to make a comeback, Portland pulled Domingue for the extra skater and managed to bring the game closer, but couldn't tie it. With 1:14 left on the clock, Lucas Lessio gave the puck to Jordan Martinook (10th) just outside the right post, where he hoisted it over Sateri's shoulder making the game 3-2. After the goal, Portland again pulled Domingue in a last chance effort, but was unsuccessful as Worcester topped the Pirates.
The Sharks' overall record improves to 26-27-3-1, 56pts and 13-12-0-1, 27pts at home.
Notes: Three Stars: 3rd star: Adam Comrie (0-1-1, 5 Shots) 2nd star: Marek Viedensky (0-1-1, 2 Shots) 1st star: Harri Sateri (28 Saves, Win) ....Final shots were 37-30 in favor of Worcester...Louis Domingue made 34 saves on 37 shots for Portland...Harri Sateri made 28 saves on 30 shots for Worcester....Worcester went 1-6 on the power play while Portland went 0-5... J.P. Anderson (inj), Sena Acolatse (inj), Rob Davison (inj), Rylan Schwartz and Jimmy Bonneau did not dress for Worcester...The Sharks are 38-36-10 in 84 career matchups with the Pirates...The Sharks have now won two in a row for the first time since Jan. 31st and Feb. 1st when they defeated Springfield and Providence in back to back games...Worcester opened March going 3-1-0-0 in four games played...Oleksuk (2-2-4) had his point streak snapped at four games...Six different Sharks picked up assists tonight including Daniil Tarasov, Yanni Gourde, Adam Comrie, Marek Viedensky, Taylor Doherty and Chad Rau.
Coming up...
On Sunday the Sharks host the Albany Devils at 3pm which includes a team photo giveaway and a postgame full team autograph session! Kid's tickets are just $5 sponsored by Hebert Candies!
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